MOORHEAD, Minn. — A tour bus with stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer and his crew burst into flames just after a gig in neighboring Fargo. The bus had been disabled when two tires blew. This was about 11 p.m. A replacement bus picked up the cre.e The next morning they learned that their disabled bus erupted in flames just after they left. “Had we slept on that bus. we all would have been trapped in the back and we’d all be dead,” Kreischer said. “The only reason no one else was on that bus was because of the tire blowout.” Kreischer had just performed at Scheeles Arena in Fargo and the night 270 miles away at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, The crew on the doomed bus had just started a 370-mile overnight trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The show must go on, Kreischer said.
Burned-out hulk. The driver was alone at with the disabled bus, waiting for the bad tires to be replaced. when the bus exploded. He was unhurt.
Kreisher’s schtick. Self-deprecation. Tickets vary by venue. Mostly in $50 to $250 range.